Maryland Art Place (MAP) is seeking artists for “UNDER $500” our upcoming benefit exhibition and artwork sale. Scheduled for Friday, December 13 and Saturday, December 14, 2013, this two-day event is intended to promote the sale of artwork by artists in the Maryland region.
For more information, visit their website.
Get in your registrations if you haven’t yet. And make sure to check out the fantastic studios that have already registered!
This year’s jurors are Andrea Pollan and Christine Pfister. Deadline for entry is October 18, 2013! For more information on entry guidelines, click here!
Andrea Pollan is a curator, gallerist, art consultant, writer and appraiser based in Washington, DC. She has organized over 200 exhibitions of contemporary art both regionally and nationally and has written numerous catalogs and exhibition brochures. She has managed a large corporate and several private collections.
In 2004, after serving as Exhibitions Director at McLean Project for the Arts for
10 years, she opened an acclaimed curatorial space called Curator’s Office in
Washington, DC. It serves both as a curatorial office for offsite exhibitions and
projects and a micro-gallery. In addition to onsite exhibitions, Curator’s Office
participates in the international art fairs and organizes exhibitions off site for
museums, galleries, and arts organizations.
Curator’s Office was identified in December 2006’s Vanity Fair issue as an
important player in “The Art Universe.”
Pollan was trained as an art historian at Yale University. She was the recipient
of a National Endowment for the Arts Arts Administration Fellowship in 1994.
She is a member and has served on the DC Chapter of the ArtTable board.
In 1989, she conceived of the visual component of the Mapplethorpe Protest to project the deceased artists’ images against the walls of the Corcoran Gallery of Art upon the occasion of the exhibition’s abrupt cancellation by the
museum.
Christine Pfister studied at Christie’s Education at Christie’s in New York and since 1995 she has been the Co-Owner and Director of Pentimenti Gallery in Philadelphia, PA.
Christine Pfister has given lectures, participated on panels and juried many exhibitions in the United States and abroad. Lectures/panels/exhibitions include the University of Pennsylvania, the University of the Arts, the American Association of Museums, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art, CFEVA, Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia, PA; Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA; Kunstlerhaus S11, Solothurn, Switzerland, and more. She is active in various cultural organizations including CFEVA, ArtTable and the Maurice Rohrbach Fund.
Pentimenti Gallery exhibits contemporary art by emerging to mid-career artists. The gallery’s exhibitions were reviewed in major magazines and newspapers, such as Art in America, the Art Economist, Timeout New York, the Brooklyn Rail, USA Today, Philadelphia Style Magazine, Philadelphia Inquirer, and more. The gallery has exhibited nationally at various art fairs: Pulse NY, Volta NY, Texas Contemporary, Miami Project and CONTEXT Art Miami.
New portraits by Baltimore artist Erin Fitzpatrick at Metro Gallery. The show will be up until October 19th and the opening reception is Sept. 18th from 7-10pm.
Metro Gallery is located at 1700 N. Charles Street in Station North.
It’s Season 2 for MPT’s Artworks – and that means 40 new shows that celebrate artists across the creative spectrum – music, dance, photography, architecture, literature and the visual arts.
Artworks airs
Thursdays, 8:30 pm
Sundays at 12:30 pm
on MPT-HD
Right after Chesapeake Collectibles every Thursday evening, MPT viewers enjoy a feast for the eyes and ears with Artwork’s introduction to extraordinary artists from across America – including outstanding talent right here in Maryland.
MPT host Rhea Feikin is joined by co-hosts including: Stephen Yasko, WTMD; Megan Hamilton, Creative Alliance; Peggy Loar, Corcoran; Gerald Ross, MICA; Vinny Lancisi, Everyman Theatre; Julia-Marciari-Alexander, the Walters; Jason Loewith, Olney Theatre; Mary Amato, Silver Spring Artists Salon; Cara Ober, bmoreart; Kwame Kwei-Armah, Center Stage, and others. Together they introduce viewers to creativity in all its wonderful variety and highlight art events in our own backyard.
Visit mpt.org/artworks for previous episodes, program schedules and more.
On behalf of Harbor East Management Group, Maryland Art Place (MAP) is pleased to announce an open ‘Call to Artists’ for this year’s “Window Wonderland,” a storefront, holiday initiative within the Harbor East corridor. Collectively, MAP & Harbor East are seeking unique, holiday presentations/installations to be placed in a variety of retail locations. Storefront installations will be on view from Friday, November 29, 2013 – Friday, January 3, 2014, with a formal unveiling scheduled for Thursday, December 5.
Selected artists will receive a $500 honorarium from Harbor East and must submit a budget along with their proposal, outlining the expense of their project. During the unveiling on Thursday, December 5 a small jury consisting of Brian Young, Curator of the Fine Arts Program at University of Maryland University College, Jennifer Goold, Executive Director of the Neighborhood Design Center, Deana Haggag, Director for The Contemporary & Aaron Henkin Producer at WYPR and host of “The Signal” will announce a “Best in Show” window installation. The winning artist or artist collective will receive a $1,000 cash prize from Harbor East.
For complete guidelines visit mdartplace.org.
The Wind-Up Space will be hosting an art opening this Wednesday, September 11th from 6-9 pm. Black and white drawings by David Fair and collages by Matt Bovie will be on view for one month.
Wind-Up Space is located at 12 W. North Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. 